Gender: Male
Benjamin Wilkes was an 18th-century artist and naturalist in London. Wilkes' profession was 'painting of History Pieces and Portraits in Oyl'. When a friend invited him to a meeting of the Aurelian Society, where he first saw specimens of butterflies and moths, he became convinced that nature would be his 'best instructor' as to colour and form in art. He began to study entomology spending his leisure time collecting, studying and drawing the adults, larvae, pupae and parasitoids of Lepidoptera, assisted by the collector Mr. Joseph Dandridge. Wilkes' own collection was kept, "against the Horn Tavern in Fleet Street," London, "Where any gentleman or lady," could see his collection of insects. Henry Baker, writing in August 1749, stated that Wilkes had, "died of a fever in about a week after he had finished his laborious and elegant work," and paid tribute to Wilkes as, "indefatigable in his observations and faithful in minuting down every particular but for want of learning quite incapable of writing a book."
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The name Benjamin Wilkes is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Benjamin is commonly found in France, United States of America, Chile, and 97 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Benjamin is recorded 167,093 times globally, ranking it as the 307th most common name worldwide.
Benjamin is most prevalent in France, with 44,454 occurrences, making it the 53th most popular name in the country.
In France, the name Benjamin is found among 1 in every 29 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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France | #53 | 1 : 29 |
United States of America | #257 | 1 : 85 |
Chile | #55 | 1 : 29 |
Germany | #112 | 1 : 36 |
Nigeria | #128 | 1 : 140 |
Mexico | #301 | 1 : 128 |
United Kingdom | #354 | 1 : 103 |
Belgium | #95 | 1 : 68 |
Colombia | #588 | 1 : 331 |
South Africa | #568 | 1 : 645 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Benjamin from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Benjamin Wilkes was an 18th-century artist and naturalist in London. Wilkes' profession was 'painting of History Pieces and Portraits in Oyl'. When a friend invited him to a meeting of the Aurelian Society, where he first saw specimens of butterflies and moths, he became convinced that nature would be his 'best instructor' as to colour and form in art. He began to study entomology spending his leisure time collecting, studying and drawing the adults, larvae, pupae and parasitoids of Lepidoptera, assisted by the collector Mr. Joseph Dandridge. Wilkes' own collection was kept, "against the Horn Tavern in Fleet Street," London, "Where any gentleman or lady," could see his collection of insects. Henry Baker, writing in August 1749, stated that Wilkes had, "died of a fever in about a week after he had finished his laborious and elegant work," and paid tribute to Wilkes as, "indefatigable in his observations and faithful in minuting down every particular but for want of learning quite incapable of writing a book."
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